Executive Committee election
The VicSRC Student Executive Advisory Committee (the Executive Committee) is made up of 15 students who are completing secondary education in Victoria. They are elected by their peers every year and their job is to govern VicSRC and act on the advocacy priorities identified by Victorian students at the annual VicSRC Congress.
You don’t need any experience to be on the Executive Committee, just enthusiasm and a commitment to making Victorian education better for everyone! Each year students around Victoria nominate and vote for their Executive Committee members.
Read on for more details!
Being a part of the Exec has enabled me grow as a person and express my voice with others. ...I've absolutely loved representing students across Victoria
Being on the Exec has opened my eyes to worldly issues that are prevalent within the education system. Working with like-minded people has taught me the power students have as a collective to make a change. VicSRC and the Executive committee has given me opportunities that I would have never dreamed of doing.
Being on the Exec has been life-changing... I could never have imagined what opportunities this would bring. I have met some amazing people and been part of some incredible change.
So what does the Executive Committee actually do?
In a typical year as an Executive Committee member, you might do one or more of the following:
Attend meetings with the Minister for Education.
Speak on panels to teachers and educators.
Advise the Department of Education on how to design programs or initiatives to best support students.
Attend Board meetings with the adult Board of Trustees.
Advise the VicSRC staff and Board on the strategic direction of the organisation and which priorities to focus on.
Be involved in a variety of VicSRC's advocacy activities
Sit on committees made up of different stakeholders in the education system.
And lots more!
To learn more about the exciting things our Executive Committee members do have a read through our position description.
FAQs
Absolutely! Any Victorian school-aged student in Y7-11 or equivalent, who is also a part of the VicSRC Student Community is eligible to nominate for the VicSRC Executive Committee. You will be given a comprehensive induction to help you understand everything about VicSRC.
Unfortunately, if you are due to complete Year 12 in 2024 you are not eligible to nominate for the 2025 Executive Committee. All students who sit on the VicSRC Executive must be current students within the Victorian education system. If you want to be involved with VicSRC you should come to Congress 2024 and sign up to the Student Community, so you stay informed about any other opportunities!
No! You don't have to be on your SRC or Student Voice Body to nominate. We’re just looking for students who are passionate and committed. You don’t need to have any previous experience!
Yes, we want our Exec to represent all Victorian students, so we do have caps and quotas in place. Our quotas are gender, location and school type based. Our caps are age and school based.
For example, we aim for at least five students on exec who are schooled outside Metro Melbourne, and at least four students who identify as female.
We cap at three students' currently in year 11, and no more than two students from the same school at time of nomination can sit on exec.
We recommend all students from all schools to apply! If you have any questions about caps and quotas, reach out to [email protected]
We really need an Executive team who are available for our major events. If you are super keen to nominate but know that you’re unavailable for something, send us an email at [email protected] and we will get back to you. If you want to be involved with VicSRC in a different way, you can attend Congress 2024 or apply to become an Ambassador next year.
Oh no! Unfortunately, our deadlines are strict, and we cannot accept late nominations. Hopefully we’ll see you next year!
You sure do! We will send you information about voting via email.
There will be more information sent to your emails closer to the "Campaigning period". The best way to get votes is to get your friends to join our Student Community!
Do you have a question that hasn't been answered here? Check out our Election Information Pack and if you still can't find your answer, feel free to get in touch via [email protected].
Election Timeline
Sep 16
Nominations open at 9am
Oct 6
Nominations close at 11:59pm
Oct 7 to 1 Nov
Campaigning period
Oct 30
Last day to register to vote!
nov 4
Voting opens at 9am
nov 10
Voting closes at 11:59pm
nov 18
Candidates notified of results
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